The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view.

AGUES.

For a Quartain Ague.

Take a quart of Ale, one ounce of Cene, half an ounce of Licoras, half an ounce of Anniseeds, a few Raisons of the Sun, boil these together till your Ale be more then halfe consumed, then give it to the Patient to drink, as warme as he may, when his Fit is upon him, and go to bed, and keep him warm. This is to be used three several times, if his Fit go not away at the first. Probatum.

For an Ague.

Take the Root of a blew Lilly and scrape it clean, and slice it, lay it in soak all night in Ale, and in the morning stamp it and strain it, and give it the Patient luke warm to drink, an hour be∣fore the Fit cometh.

For the Feaver Cake.

Take Barley meal, or else the flower of wheat, and make a cake and bake it, and then take the juice of Hemlocks, and annoint the belly with it: Also you may take Oyle of Exceter, or Sallet Oil, and fry a few Oats therein, and lay it to the Patients stomack as hot as he can suffer it. Probatum.

For a hot Burning Ague.

Take Succory roots and leaves, Par∣sley roots, Endive leaves, Borrage leaves and Sorrel leaves, seethe all these together in a pottle of running water, and when it is well sodden, strain the water from the Herbs, then put to it a good piece of Sugar to make it pleasant, and two spoonful of Vineger, that it may be somewhat sharp: you may also put in Buglos.

An excellent Medicine for an Ague.

Take a handful of good Bay Salt, and put it into a Mortar and bray it

very small, then put thereto as many of the biggest Cobwebs that you can get, as the quantity of four fingers, and beat them a good while, then put into them a good handful of Smallage clean pick∣ed, and so beat them all together very well into one substance; then take it out of the Mortar, and put thereunto two ounces of the best Venice Turpen∣tine unwashed, and temper them well together, and two hours before the A∣gue fit cometh, divide it into two parts, and bind it equally to both wrists on the place where the Pulse beateth, and roll it up well with a linnen cloth, that it stir not from the place, and tack it fast with a needle and thred, and so let it lye four and twenty hours, and it will alter the Fit of the Ague and drive it away; but if not, try the second time and no doubt but it will help. A little fresh butter will get off the Medicine from the wrists.

A good Medicine to remove or avoid a Burning Fever.

Take of Dragon Water, of Angelica Water, of Red rose Water, of each three

spoonfuls, three grains of Bezar Stone, the quantity of a Nutmeg of Mithrida∣tum, or else a spoonful of Jean Treakle, half a penny worth of English Saffron; Mingle all these together, and take it fasting, and sweat after it, and use this two or three mornings together.

For the Ague.

Take one penny worth of Gore Tur∣pentine, of Rye Leaven the quantity of a Hasel Nut, being somewhat stale, a little course Mastick, and a little bay salt, both beaten small, one handful of Smallage, and a few Cobwebs shred smal; mingle all these with the Turpen∣tine, and spread the same upon a plece of white Sheeps leather on the rough side, being pricked full of holes, and three hours before you think your Fit will come, bind it to your wrists, and let it continue nine dayes or more.

Another.

Take a pottle of Ale, seethe it, and skum it, then put to it the tops of Cen∣tory, Mints, Sage, Wormewood and

Hysop of each a handful; boil all in the Ale, till half be consumed, then take the Herbs out with a spoon, then put a quantity of Sugar into the Ale, to allay the bitternesse of it, and so let it boil a little while again, then strain it through a fair cloath; that done, put thereto as much Treakle as the bignesse of a bean and then keep it in a fair glasse, and let the Patient drink thereof first and last, and drink not after for the space of an hour.

For all Feavers and Agues of sucking Children.

Take powder of Christal, and steep it in wine and give it the Nurse to drink: also take the root of Morsus Diabili with the Herb, and hang it about the Childs neck.

For an Ague.

Take Bur-roots and red Nettle crops, and seethe them in stale Ale, and clari∣fient, let the Patient drink it a little before the cold fit cometh, and when he beg n••eth to swear, give him a pos∣set

of Ale made with Marigolds, and Fennel being clarified, and it helpeth in four or five Fits.

Another.

Take of Smallage and Fetherfew, of each a handful stamp them, and straine them, and take half so much (as the juice thereof) of small Ale, being mixt together, drink it in bed before the Fit cometh, and cover your self warm.

Another.

Take Endive, Sowthistle, Dandillion, Lettice, Sorrel, of each alike, stil them altogether, and the water thereof is very good for an Ague.

Another.

Take Soot. and yolks of Eggs, and bay Salt, and Pepper, being mingled wel toge∣ther, and lay it to both the wrists, and drink warm Ale.

Another.

Take three cloves of Garlick, and bruise them, a penny worth of Aqua vi∣tae, and half a pint of Ale, seethe them together; and drink it before the Fit cometh, as hot as you may.

Another.

Box leaves dryed and made into pow∣der, and Sheeps trecklings put in soak in strong Ale, and drunk, is very good.

An approved Medicine for an Ague.

Take a red Fennel root, and cut it ve∣ry smal, and take six and fifty cornes of Pepper beaten very small, and min∣gle them together, and bind them to your wrists half an hour before your Fit cometh.